May 13th @ the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL

So, as I noted earlier, I went to the Dashboard Confessional / Say Anything / Ben Lee concert last night at the Pagent. I have to tell you, I came mainly for Ben Lee. I have like Dashboard Confessional’s music for years now, but if Ben Lee hadn’t been added to the bill, I probably wouldn’t have bought the ticket. Ben, of course, was amazing, though I wish he could have had a longer set. Say Anything was surprisingly good. I listed to a few of their tracks and was middle of the road on them, but after seeing them live I plan on going back and giving them another chance. Dashboard on the other hand blew them both away. I had seen Dashboard once before a few years back, and he was good, but nowhere near this good. Everything was perfect. The crowd was probably the best I had been a part of in any concert I have attended, you could tell that Chris (the lead singer) was feeling the vibe as he kept smiling and laughing at the amazing response he was getting. He even stop the show at one point to scold one of the security people for getting a little rough with people for no reason. Awesome.

Way to go. Much better than the sad “Emo” show I was half expecting. Probably the best show I have ever attended. He rocked it.